Shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.

He was a man who loved the outdoors... and bowling, and as a surfer he explored the beaches of Southern California, from La Jolla to Leo Carrillo and... up to... Pismo.

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I understood this reference.

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He dies as so many young men of his generation before his time. In your wisdom lord, you took him as you took so many bright flowering young men at Keh Sanh, and Languedoc, at hill 364!

Gun rights over peoples lives.

>Investigators say the victim was questioned by a group of men and women about his gang affiliation before a fight started.

Gun rights over gangland fighting, yes.

#In the US, Guns are the number 1 killer of kids and adolescents, there are more guns than people.

> In the US, Guns are the number 1 killer of kids and adolescents

No it's not.

1 is accidents

2 is birth defects

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/child-health.htm

#You posted Old data

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761

What was that shit about Vietnam, Walter?

Your data is through 2020, mine was through 2021.

You probably chose 2020 since it was the year we shutdown the country and less cars on the road mean less car accident deaths.

Y’all making jokes and this man hasn’t even been laid to rest.

Headline should read “gang banger shot and killed by another gang banger near pismo beach pier where lots of gang bangers hangout”

Sure, but you are also side stepping the part where the US has way more gun deaths than all it's peers. The fact we could have guns be the top killer in that demographic is still an impressively out of line stat for a developed nations.

It's more like what you'd expect in a third world country.

Shut the fuck up, Donnie!

It really doesn't matter. It's just more total crime and deaths, particularly from guns. The outcome either way is more gun regulation. The 90s "Assault Weapon Ban" was passed to curb gang violence. The upside is crime is still lower than the 80s or 90s, the downside is that it's definitely trending up and mass shootings being much higher than ever is definitely adding to the public's desire for action. Soooo you probably don't need as high of a crime rate to get the same discontent from the public.

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Gun deaths for kids are usually accidents.

1%

That's the percent of gun deaths that are accidental

> and about 1% were preventable/accidental.

>Preventable or accidental gun-related deaths increased 3% in 2021. However, from 2012 to 2021, preventable gun-related deaths have changed little, from 548 to 549 deaths. Visit the data details tab to explore some of these trends in depth.

https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics/guns/

Your link is not about children so of course it’s dominated by homicides and suicides.

Since around 2017 accidental children deaths from guns have been comparable to car accidents: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmc2201761

The main difference is that cars are not made for killing, they’re made for transportation. Guns are made for killing. Thousands of children die every year so grown men don’t have to be scared of noises at night.

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Everything changed when the Pismo Beach nation attacked.

1. Accidents are the #1 killer of kids

2. Gun deaths are accidents

3. Therefore gun deaths are the #1 killer of kids

There's no possible way you're being serious. No one is that stupid.

"Taking Action Together"....almost sounds like a tribute.

Caught it if u did a Bugs Bunny lol. Nice one

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Ironically this is exactly what OP did but in reverse.

Someone said gun deaths are the number one killer of kids. OP said “no accidents are”. Then I showed OP the numbers that show that car accidents and gun deaths are about equal as the two sources of killers of kids.

So in case this is too hard for you to follow: some years gun accidents are the number one killers of kids, some years car accidents are.

Do you understand now? Guns are the #1 or 2 killers of kids.

Was Bugs Bunny involved?

>Someone said gun deaths are the number one killer of kids. OP said “no accidents are”. Then I showed OP the numbers that show that car accidents and gun deaths are about equal as the two sources of killers of kids.

Note the difference. No one started narrowing it to car accidents until you.

I only mentioned car accidents because they’re the other major killer.

Here’s what you’re missing:

• someone said “guns are the #1 killers are kids”

• the guy I replied to said “no accidents are”

• what I’m pointing out is that gun deaths are accidents too for the most parts for kids so saying “accidents are the top killer of kids” doesn’t say anything about gun deaths

• then I later linked the number that show that it’s about an even split between car accidents and gun. accidents (and yes there are other accidents but as the link shows they are much smaller contributors).

Is it really possible you don’t understand this very simple discussion or are you just being disingenuous?

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The Pismo pier area is great (if not too crowded) during the day but gets really sketchy at night.

There's a reason all the locals go to Morro or Avila.